NORFOLK, Va. (June 20, 2018) – Matt Shipley, deputy assistant secretary of defense for force readiness, listens as Lt. Howard Smith, from Gainsville, Texas, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) air department, explains Ford’s unique flight deck layout during a tour of the ship.

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